Match Reports
Netball: U16 v. Box Hill School
It was a fantastic rematch against Box Hill School on Tuesday afternoon. The whole team started well and our defence was particularly strong throughout the first quarter and as a result were able to turnover the ball on a number of occasions finishing the quarter two goals ahead of Box Hill School. The team kept this steady pace in the second quarter and held onto a three goal lead.
In the second half, Box Hill School reconfigured their team and fronted a considerably stronger team and suddenly Duke of Kent School were having to play more strategically, using the whole three seconds for passes and fighting for turnovers. They worked hard and held on into the final quarter but Box Hill School also stepped up a gear. The girls threw some balls away and subsequently Box Hill School managed to score off our mistakes but the final score and well deserved by both teams was 21-21. Well played everyone and a big thank you to Audrey W in Year 10 for playing up with the U16's.
Mrs Woolgar
Netball: U15 v. Box Hill School
On Tuesday afternoon, the U15 team travelled to Box Hill for a netball match. The girls were in good spirits and completed an energetic warm up. Both teams started the match well with end to end play and the score finishing 4-3 to Duke of Kent School at the end of the first quarter. The U15s picked up the pace in the second and third quarter in particular, with Maddie I and Amber C working fantastically as a team and scoring over 15 goals just in the middle two quarters! Macy B controlled the game in the centre of the court, alongside Tilly C and Hannah A they worked well as a team to deliver perfectly weighted balls into their shooters. Meanwhile, and particularly in the final two quarters, Jasmine K and Imogen C made excellent interceptions and marked their players well to keep Box Hill out of their attacking third. A great team performance, especially considering the extremely cold temperatures, to win 22-10! Well done to all of the girls involved and to Maddie I for being awarded girl of the game.
Miss Vickers
Netball: U14/15 B v. Moon Hall
Tuesday afternoon saw the U14/15 B team welcome Moon Hall College for a very competitive netball match. It was only 1-1 after the first quarter and remained close throughout with us heading into half-time leading 3-2. After a great discussion about tactics, with contributions from everyone, we headed into the second half ready to practice our longer passing to get us up the court in less time. This worked well, and combined with some great shooting from Ariane L saw us take a lead in the final quarter. Moon Hall College weren't leaving without a fight and started to get some goals back but some great defensive work from Josie B kept them at bay. The game finished with a well deserved 10-9 win and a special mention to Annabelle for her work in the mid-court.
Miss Martin
Senior House Netball Matches
On Wednesday afternoon, all the girls in Years 7 & 8 girls took part in the annual house netball tournament. It was a very chilly afternoon so a warm up and lots of movement was going to be very important to stay warm! The matches were extremely close throughout the afternoon with some great play on show! Some highlight matches include two draws for Peregrine. When they played v. Hawk, team Peregrine went 3-0 up and looked to be sailing to victory but Hawk fought back with some great goals from Tildy C to bring the score back to 5-5! A similar story for Kestrel when they were up against Peregrine, their score finished 4-4! Each match consisted of two 8 minute halves, so they were short and sharp matches. The highest scoring game was Peregrine v. Buzzard with Peregrine taking the win 7-6 in another thriller match! Once all four houses had played each other it was time to announce the teams that had made it to the final. Peregrine were through with 11 points, Hawk and Kestrel were both on 9 points so it went down to amount of goals scored, Hawk made it to the final with 11 goals compared to Kestrel's 9 goals! In the 3rd and 4th play off, it was another very close game with Buzzard just winning to take 3rd place. Meanwhile, Peregrine and Hawk were fighting it out for the top spot, Jess I and Bella S linked up brilliantly to create goal scoring opportunities and come out on top giving Peregrine the win! Well done to all the girls who took part for demonstrating great determination, effort and sportsmanship throughout the afternoon!
The results are as follows:
1st - Peregrine
2nd - Hawk
3rd - Buzzard
4th - Kestrel
Miss Vickers
Hockey: U14 v. Box Hill School
On Tuesday, the U14 hockey team played a match vs Box Hill School. The game was evenly contested throughout with Duke of Kent School playing some good hockey in the second half to win the match 2-1. During the match Frankie M had great movement off the ball to help the team as well some nice passing moves when she was on the ball, both Violetta P and Helena K worked well together down the right hand side and were good options for their teammates and Fleur S made some nice saves in goal to keep the team in the game. Well played to everyone involved and great determination shown especially in the second half.
Mr Orme
Years 5 and 6 mixed House Hockey
This Wednesday, Years 5 and 6 played mixed house hockey. Each house played three group stage matches before a final and 3rd and 4th playoff to decide the final results. There was exciting hockey played throughout with lots of goals being scored from some great passing moves as well fantastic forward runs.
The results were as follows:
1st - Buzzard
2nd - Kestrel
3rd - Hawk
4th - Peregrine
Well played to everyone involved and stars were awarded for great teamwork and play to Solomon S-B and Holly B from Buzzard, Henry O from Hawk, Rommy B from Kestrel and Ben W from Peregrine.
Mr Orme
Last Friday, Pre-prep welcomed Year 2 pupils from Scott-Broadwood school in Capel for an afternoon at Forest School. After travelling to our school site on Duke of Kent School minibuses, Scott-Broadwood pupils joined Pre-prep for ‘sticky elbows’ and to count everyone in for the session in the woods. Upon arrival at the Forest School site, all pupils enjoyed a mug of hot chocolate and a cookie around the fire. Duke of Kent children helped to explain the rules of Forest School, before all pupils had the opportunity to take part in adult-led activities including friendship bracelet weaving and archery. There was also, of course, the opportunity to participate in child-led activities and games, where pupils of both schools enjoyed balancing on the rope bridge, building dens and digging! 
Meanwhile, Pre-prep have had an equally busy and exciting week. Reception headed on their rearranged trip to the Weald and Downland Mueseum (more of which next week!), having spent time on spending money in Maths lessons, developing key counting skills as well as recognising coins and notes. Nursery have made toadstool homes for their Forest Fairies, and Year 2 have done such a great job at showing kindness in class, Chester the Cat has awarded them extra Golden Time! Dare I say it, it's even begun to feel a little like Christmas, as Year 1 have practised their punctuation in their letters to Santa and last - but by no means least - preparations for the Pre-prep Christmas show are well and truly underway. 
Christmas Hampers 
Focusing on the Christmas theme, our brand new book The Christmas Pig by JK RowlingThis is a book we can read with our children to get into the festive mood.
